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of Mayflower Descendants 



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OFFICERS AND MEMBERS 

INSTRUCTION TO APPLICANTS 

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AN HDITrON OF 300 PRINTED 

IN MAY 1899 

J. E. CALDWELL t CO., PHILADELPHIA 



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OFFICERS 



Governor 

William Lowrey Marsh 

Deputy Governor 

Dr. Marcus Benjamin 

Captain 

William Park Metcalf 

Elder 

Rev. John Louis Ewell, D.D. 

Secretary 

Harry Weston Van Dyke, 
609 Fourteenth Street, N. W. 

Treasurer 

Thomas Blagden, 
1505 Pennsylvania Avenue 

Historian 

Algernon Aikin Aspinwall 

Surgeon 

George Lyman Fox, M.D. 

Seven Assistants 

Mrs. Helen Sybil (Avery) Stetson 

Miss Hattie Lucinda Alden 

Miss Isabel Sargent Chamberlin 

Thomas Snell Hopkins 

Frank Birge Smith 

Edwin Allston Hill 

William Wallace Case 



COMMITTEES 

Confirmed by Board of Assistants, April ii, 1899 

Membership 

THOMAS SNELL HOPKINS, Chairma^i 

William Wallace Case, Secretary, 

207 New Jersey Avenue, N. W. 

Jerome Fletcher Johnson 

Frank Birge Smith 

Edwin Allston Hill 

Publication 

HARRY WESTON VAN DYKE, Chairman 

Mrs. Jane S. (Owen) Keim 

Miss Hattie L. Alden 



Auditing 



WILLIAM PARK METCALF, Chairman 

William Congdon Gorham 

Sherburne Gillette Hopkins 

Room and Property 

REV. JOHN LOUIS EWELL, Chairman 

Nathaniel Emmons Robinson 

Alonzo Howard Clark 

Thomas Blagden 

Algernon Aikin Aspinwall 

Entertainment 

DR. MARCUS BENJAMIN, Chairman 

Henry Peter Renouf Holt 

Mrs. Helen Sybil (Avery) Stetson 

Miss Emily Eliza Robinson 

Miss Isabel Sargent Chamcerlin 

Press (Select) 

MISS HATTIE L. ALDEN, Chairman 

Edwin Allston Hill 

Miss Isabel Sargent Chamberlin 



MEMBERSHIP 



Charter Members 



STATE GENERAL 
NO. NO. 



1 267 William Lowrey Marsh, 

2 312 William Wallace Case, 

3 486 Nathaniel Emmons Robinson, 

4 377 Hattie Lucinda Alden, 

5 66 Sherburne Gillette Hopkins, 

6 65 Thomas Snell Hopkins, 

7 337 William Francis Alden (deceased), 

8 311 James Bowen Johnson (deceased), 

9 223 Henry Peter Renouf Holt, 

10 916 Algernon Aikin Aspinwall 

11 915 Isabel Sargent Chamberlin, 

12 785 Mary Lyon Robinson, 

13 784 Emily Eliza Robinson, 

14 57 Dr. Marcus Benjamin, 

15 1000 Rev. John Louis Ewell, D.D., 

16 115 George Congdon GoRHAM, 

17 108 Frank BiRGE Smith, 

18 75 Alonzo Howard Clark, 

19 105 Harry Weston Van Dyke, 

20 320 William Park Metcalf, 

21 697 Edwin Allston Hill, 

22 982 Ellen Hamilton Smith, 



Washington, D. C. 



23 680 Helen Sybil (Avery) Stetson, 

(Mrs. George Rochford Stetson) 

24 849 Jane S. (Owen) Keim, 

(Mrs. de B. Randolph Keim) 

25 754 Thomas Blagden, 

26 10 1 4 Charles Lyon Sturtev ant, 



STATE 
NO. 

27 
28 
29 



30 



GENERAL 
NO. 



33 
34 
35 

36 

37 

38 
39 

40 

41 

42 

43 
44 



45 

46 

47 
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145 G1.0RGF. Lyman Fox, M.D., Washington, D. C. 

147 Joseph Edward Bradford, " ■' 

149 Priscilla Le Baron (Goldsborough) 

Slaughter, 

(Mrs. William Dennis Slaughter) " " 

151 AViLLiAM Humphrey Aspinwall, Sistersville, W. Va. 

172 Mary Elizabeth Terry, Washington, D. C. 

173 James Oscar Pierce, Minneapolis, Minn. 

190 Mary Louisa Peterson, Janesville, Wis. 

191 Rev. Caleb Rochford Stetson, Washington, D. C. 

259 Susan Hunt (Stetson) Fletcher, 

(Mrs. Frank Friday Fletcher) " " 

260 Carrie Stetson (Avery) Claflin, 

(Mrs. William Henry Claflin), Boston, Mass. 
290 Cornelia (Hubbard) Hascy, 

(Mrs. Oscar Lawrence Hascy) Albany, N. Y. 
292 Marion Oscar Barnes, Colorado Springs, Col. 

294 Rosa (Wright) Smith, 

(Mrs. F. Sherman Smith) Washington, D. C. 
296 George Rochford Stetson, " " 

298 Jerome Fletcher Johnson, " " 

300 Solomon Elmer Faunce, " " 

302 Eleanor (Fuller) Martin, 

(Mrs. Medad Chattman Martin) " " 

336 Sarah Patterson (Hieskell) Will- 

iamson, 

(Mrs. Irving Williamson) '' " 

337 Emma Josephine (Parker) Kjvrr, 

(Mrs. William Wesley Karr) " " 

338 Carlie Emeline Marsh, •' " 

339 Benjamin Prentis Watrous, '• " 
350 Cornelia (Hascy) Young, 

(Mrs. Horace G. Young) Albany, N. Y. 



Instructions to Applicants 

Every descendant, over eighteen years of age, of any 
passenger on the Mayflower on the voyage which ended at 
Plymouth, in December, 1620, is eligible to membership. 

Apphcants for membership must be nominated and 
seconded by two members of the Society, on " Preliminary 
Application " blanks furnished by the Secretary, These 
Preliminary Blanks are issued only on request of 
members. 

When returned to the Secretary, the application is sub- 
mitted to the Membership Committee, who investigate the 
social and moral standing of the applicant. If the action of 
the Committee is favorable, the Secretary notifies the 
applicant of its approval, and furnishes pedigree blanks upon 
which must be set out in detail each generation in descent 
from the Mayflmver passenger. Every step in the pedigree 
must be proved by complete references to town histories or 
other published works recognized by the Society as author- 
itative, giving in each instance the volume and page quoted ; 
or by filing certified copies of town or church records, 
tombstone inscriptions or other satisfactory evidence ; no 
descent will be recognized if based, in any detail, upon mere 
family or local tradition. 

The pedigree blanks must be filled out in dupHcate and 
sworn to before a notary pubhc or other competent officer, 
and filed with the Secretary. 

After examination and approval by the Historian and 
Historian-General, the Pedigree Blanks are referred to the 
Board of Assistants and voted upon by secret ballot, two 
negative votes rejecting a candidate. 

The Secretary will then notify the candidate of his 
election, and if the entrance fee and dues are not paid 



within thirty days after the notification, then the election 
shall be void. Entrance fee, ;g5.oo; annual dues, ;^2.oo, 
payable in advance on the first of January of each year. 
Candidates elected during the first quarter of any year shall 
be required to pay the full amount of the dues for that 
year; those elected during second quarter, ;gi.50 ; those 
elected during third quarter, $i.oo, and those elected 
during fourth quarter, ;^o.50. Every approval by the 
Membership Committee shall be void unless the final 
pedigree paper shall be returned, properly executed, within 
six months after same shall have been sent to applicant. 

Engrossed certificates of membership, insignia, rosette 
buttons and rosette pins can be secured upon application to 
Secretary. Certificates, ;^3.0o; insignia, ;^ 12.00; rosette 
buttons and pins, $0.25. 

If applicant is descended from more than one May- 
flower Ancestor, one name only should be used in making 
application. Blanks for proof of additional lines of eligi- 
bility will be furnished by the Secretary after election to 
membership. These supplemental blanks must be executed 
in same manner as originals. 

The Society is accumulating a library of books and 
papers of historical and genealogical interest, relating to 
the Pilgrims, for ready reference by members desiring to 
prove lines of descent and for their general information. 
The Secretary would be glad to receive donations of pub- 
lished or manuscript! genealogies, town or State histories, 
memoranda of tombstone inscriptions, town or church 
records, or any other matter of interest or value in this con- 
nection. 

H. W. VAN DYKE, Secretary, 
609 Fourteenth Street, N. W., 

Washington, D. C. 



Constitution 

ARTICLE I 

NAME 

The name of this Society shall be the " Society of 
Mayflower Descendants in the District of Columbia." 

ARTICLE II 

OBJECT 

The object of this Society is to perpetuate the memory 
of the band of Pilgrims, passengers on the Mayflower, who 
landed at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, December 20, 
1620; to preserve their records, their history and all facts 
relating to them, their ancestors and their posterity. 

Their acts and example have been instrumental in the 
establishment of civil and religious liberty throughout this 
land. Their faith in God, their constancy of purpose under 
severe trials, and their fortitude under privations, entitle 
them to the veneration of mankind and form an example 
worthy of emulation for all time. 

ARTICLE III 

MEMBERSHIP 

Every lineal descendant over eighteen years of age, of 
any passenger on the Mayflower on the voyage which ended 
at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December, 1620, shall be 
eligible to membership in this Society. Each candidate 
for membership shall be proposed and seconded by mem- 
bers of the Society, and elected at a regular meeting of the 
Board of Assistants. 

ARTICLE IV 

OFFICERS 

The officers of this Society shall be a Governor, Deputy 
Governor, Captain, Elder, Secretary, Treasurer, Historian 



and Surgeon, to be elected by a majority vote. These 
officers, together with seven other members elected for that 
purpose by a plurality vote by ballot at the annual meeting 
of the Society, shall constitute a Board of Assistants and 
shall serve for one year, or until their successors are duly 
elected and qualified. Their duties, powers and privileges 
shall be regulated by the by-laws so long as they are con- 
sistent with this Constitution ; and any vacancies occasioned 
by death or resignation may be filled by the Board of 
Assistants for the unexpired term. 

ARTICLE V 

MEETINGS 

The annual meeting of this Society shall be held in 
the City of Washington, District of Columbia, on the 
twenty-first day of November in each year, the anniversary 
of the arrival of the Mayflower at Provincetown Harbor. 
In addition to the annual meeting, regular meetings shall 
be held on the second Tuesday in February, April and 
October, in each year, and special meetings shall be held 
upon the written request of ten members, or by vote 
of the Board of Assistants, 

The Board of Assistants shall meet on the second 
Tuesday of each month, except the months of June, July 
and August, and special meetings of the Board shall be 
held upon the written request of three of its members, or 
at the call of the Governor. 

Ten members shall constitute a quorum at all meet- 
ings of the Society for the transaction of business. At all 
meetings of the Board of Assistants, five members shall 
constitute a quorum. 

ARTICLE VI 

BY-LAWS 

The Society shall have power to ordain, establish, 
alter and repeal by-laws, rules and regulations for its 
government. 



ARTICLE VII 

SEAL 

The seal of the Society shall contain a representation 
of a sailing vessel of the seventeenth century and around it 
the name of the Society and the words " Plymouth, 1620," 
and " District of Columbia, 1898." 

ARTICLE VIII 

AMENDMENTS 

Any proposed amendment to this Constitution must 
be presented in writing at a regular meeting of the Society, 
and shall be read and filed with the Secretary. The Sec- 
retary shall send out with the notice of the next meeting a 
copy of all such proposed amendments, with a statement 
that the same are to be acted upon at said meeting, and a 
two-thirds vote of all the members present at such meeting 
shall be required for the adoption of any amendment. 



By-Laws 

ARTICLE I 

MEMBERSHIP 

Application for membership in this Society shall be 
made in writing and shall be endorsed by two members of 
the Society, and shall be approved by the Committee on 
Membership before the application blanks shall be issued. 
Each applicant shall then be required to give in detail, upon 
the blanks furnished, the proofs of eligibility with complete 
references to the authorities quoted, all of which shall be 
sworn to. Such application shall then be referred to the 
Historian of the Society, and upon his report that he has 
found the pedigree papers to be correct, and that the His- 
torian-General has approved the same, they shall be referred 
to the Board of Assistants, who shall vote upon the same. 
Two negative votes shall act as a rejection of the candidate. 
The Secretary shall then notify the candidate of his election, 
and if the entrance fee and the dues for the current year are 
not paid within thirty days after the notification of election, 
then the election shall be void. Every approval by the 
Committee on Membership shall be void unless the final 
pedigree papers shall be returned properly filled out within 
six months after the same shall have been sent to the 
applicant. 

ARTICLE II 

DUTIES OF GOVERNOR 

It shall be the duty of the Governor to preside at all 
meetings of the Society and the Board of Assistants, and 
to perform such other duties as pertain to the chief officer 
of an organization. 

ARTICLE III 

DUTIES OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR 

It shall be the duty of the Deputy Governor to exer- 
cise all the functions of the office of the Governor in the 
absence or disability of the Governor. 



ARTICLE IV 

DUTIES OF CAPTAIN 

The Captain shall act as Marshall on all occasions of 

ceremony. 

ARTICLE V 

DUTIES OF ELDER 

It shall be the duty of the Elder to officiate when 
called upon at any meeting of the Society. He shall be a 
regularly ordained minister of a Christian Church. 

ARTICLE VI 

DUTIES OF SECRETARY 

The Secretary shall give due notice of all meetings of 
the Society and the Board of Assistants, and keep a record 
of the proceedings of such meetings. He shall notify new 
members of their election and keep a roll of the members 
of the Society. He shall conduct the correspondence of 
the Society and have charge of the seal and all documents 
belonging to the Society, and shall perform such other 
duties as the Society or his office may require. 

ARTICLE VII 

DUTIES OF TREASURER 

The Treasurer shall have charge of all funds of the 

Society. He shall collect all fees and dues and shall have 

charge of all disbursements under direction of the Board of 

Assistants. He shall keep an account of all receipts and 

disbursements, shall report the condition of the treasuiy 

at the regular meetings of the Board of Assistants, and 

shall make a detailed report at the annual meeting of the 

Society. 

ARTICLE VIII 

DUTIES OF HISTORIAN 

The Historian shall examine and report upon all 
pedigree papers of applicants for membership. He shall 
keep a detailed record of all celebrations of the Society 
and file all documents, papers and speeches. He shall 
keep a record of all certificates signed by him and do any 
other work assigned him by the Board of Assistants. 

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ARTICLE IX 

DUTIES OF SURGEON 

The Surgeon shall have been duly admitted to the 
practice of medicine and shall be under the order of the 
Governor and Board of Assistants. 

ARTICLE X 

BOARD OF ASSISTANTS 

The Board of Assistants shall have charge and direc- 
tion of the affairs of the Society, subject in all respects to 
such instructions and limitations as may from time to time 
be prescribed by the Society. They shall fill vacancies 
among the officers for the balance of the term and shall 
appoint the following Standing Committees : 

Membership, of five members ; Publication, of three 
members ; Auditing, of three members ; Room and Prop- 
erty, of five members ; Entertainment, of five members. 
The chairman of each Standing Committee shall be a mem- 
ber of the Board of Assistants, and the additional members 
may be selected from the members at large. Each Com- 
mittee shall make a report, through its chairman, at each 
regular meeting of the Board of Assistants. The Member- 
ship Committee shall meet at such time and place as may 
be designated by its chairman, and shall consider and act 
upon all preliminary applications and report thereon to the 
Board of Assistants. 

ARTICLE XI 

ORDER OF BUSINESS 

The order of business at all stated meetings of the 
Society shall be : 

I St. Reading of Minutes. 

2d. Communications. 

3d. Reports of Officers. 

4th. Reports of Committees. 

5th. Unfinished Business, 

6th. New Business. 

7th. Election of Officers (at annual meetings), 

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ARTICLE XII 

FEES AND DUES 

The entrance fee shall be Five dollars ($S)- I'he 
annual dues shall be Two dollars (^2), payable on the first 
day of January in each year. A member who shall remain 
in arrears for dues for three months after notice of his 
indebtedness has been mailed to him, directed to his last 
known address, may be dropped from the rolls by the 
Board of Assistants, and may be reinstated by said Board 
upon payment of all dues which would have accrued had 
he remained a member in good standing. 

ARTICLE XIII 

TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP 

The Board of Assistants may, on a two-thirds vote, 
drop any member shown to be prejudicial to the Society, 
providing, however, he be given a month's notice of any 
charges filed and a hearing by said Board. 

ARTICLE XIV 

AMENDMENTS 

Amendments, alterations and additions may be made 
to these by-laws in the same manner as povided for amend- 
ments and changes in the constitution of this Society. 

This is to certify that the above constitution and by- 
laws were adopted by the Society of Mayflower Descend- 
ants IN the District of Columbia at its organization in 
the City of Washington, D. C, on the seventh day of April, 

A. D., 1898. 

WILLIAM LOWREY MARSH, 

Governor. 
Attest : 

Harry Weston Van Dyke, 

Secretary. 



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